The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
ONLY THIRTEEN YEARS LEFT.
The Rev. HIr. Bakers Prophecy of the Com
ing Millennium.

The Rev. EIr. Bakers Prophecy of the Com
ing Millennium.
New York Times.
Only thirteen years is the limited time which
the wicked persons Of this generation are given
to enjoy the fruits of this earth by the Rev.
Michael Baxter, editor Of the London Christian
Herald. Mr.. Baxter has been prophet, or the
promulgator of prophetic views. for many years,
and has always predicted that the millennium
would strike the earth at about the year 1900.
Now that that time has nearly arrived. Mr.
Baxter is making strenuous efforts to prepare
the world for the coming great event, and in
pursuance of his object is travelling about lectur-
ing to people who want to be saved. He came
to America some months ago, has lectured all
through the Eastern and Middle States, and last
week arrived in this city
Yesterday he preached" at Cooper Union,
and about two hundred people gathered there to
hear him. The ordinary pictorial decorations
OF the smaller meeting-rcom had been removed,
and in their places were hung highly -colored
and awful representations of the terrors that are
SO soon to make things unpleasant on this
earth. Nine headed dragons, scorpion shaped
locusts, lion-headed, fire. breathing horses and
flaming monsters of all conceivable designs were
pictured there Mr. Baxter is a middle-aged.
pleasant-looking man. with slightly silvered
hair, full beard. and highly pitched voice. He
talked in very disconnected, rambling fashion.
and as he talked pointed out with long wand
pictured explanations Of what he said upon
mans and charts hung upon the wall at his back
Mr.. Baxter's prophecies of what will happen
during the thirteen years left we're unpleasant.
Daniel he said, had prophesied that at the be-
ginning of the millennium there should be only
ten kingdoms in Europe. Now there were
twenty three There would have to he war
armed conflict that would drench all Europe in
the blood of the slain. These ten Kingdoms
would be Britain. France. Spain. Italy and
Austria in the western half of the continent,
and Greece. Egypt, Syria. Turkey and Bulgaria
in the eastern half In the eastern half the con-
f1ict would not be so great. but the western it
would be terrific France would conquer Ger
many. That was the war which would break
out in all its horrible fury. Within two years
France would extend its possessions to the
Rhine. All other European kingdoms would
| engage in the war. England would lose Ireland
| and all her colonies. England would be com
PEELED to withdraw all her soldiers from her col
| onies Then the natives would rise up and mas
| sacre every foreigner who remained. Ireland
| would at last be free, TO enjoy her freedom for
| only few short years.
| Mr. Baxter devoted much time to the discus
| sion of the person who is to become the Anti
christ. Everything pointed to jerome Bona
| parte. Boulancer. however, had slight chance
| Of obtaining the position of Antichrist. The
Antichrist would reign three and half years
! before the millennium. His reign would be one
| of bloodshed and terror He would be finally
DESTROYED when Christ arrived to catch up the
| 144 COO watchful Christians.